Research
Our research focuses on Advanced Biology, High-Tech Geopolitics, Strategic Studies, Indo-Pacific Studies, Economic Policy, Advanced Military Technologies & Geospatial Research.
![Takshashila Discussion Document - A Military Resource Allocation Framework](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653387337137-P9R81925XA7T0GB5KJBT/military.jpg)
Takshashila Discussion Document - A Military Resource Allocation Framework
By Lt General Prakash Menon and Pranav Valmeekanathan
![Takshashila Discussion Document - The Doklam Imbroglio (July 2020 Update)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653400879268-Z2ZDEWAZ35CUEGMCG1CB/Doklam.jpg)
Takshashila Discussion Document - The Doklam Imbroglio (July 2020 Update)
By Lt General Prakash Menon and Anirudh Kanisetti
![Takshashila Discussion SlideDoc - Gene Drives in Infectious Diseases - A Risk Assessment](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653402752406-E89K4FCDFI59OZ9VGB8C/Gene-drive-400x222.jpg)
![Takshashila Working Paper - Space Power and Space Warfare](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653406742840-8FSIDUV6702K0LKFGXXT/Space-400x222.jpg)
![Takshashila Policy Advisory - Comments on the National Guidelines for Gene Therapy Product Development and Clinical Trials](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653407457276-UMFUW9CJD524MZSUTB89/genetics.jpg)
Takshashila Policy Advisory - Comments on the National Guidelines for Gene Therapy Product Development and Clinical Trials
By Shambhavi Naik and Anirudh Kanisetti
![Takshashila Discussion Document - Nuclear First Use - A Critique](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653407975468-95EFSWC60ASOULJ209ON/No-First-Use-400x222.jpg)
Takshashila Discussion Document - Nuclear First Use - A Critique
By Aditya Ramanathan, Shibani Mehta and Kunaal Kini
![Takshashila Strategic Assessment - The Kra Canal: What Does It Mean For India?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653408265858-RI8HVVLLFX7PMU10FMHL/suez-canal.jpg)
Takshashila Strategic Assessment - The Kra Canal: What Does It Mean For India?
By Manoj Kewalramani, Anirudh Kanisetti and Kunaal Kini
![Takshashila Working Paper - The Regressive Nature of Central Transfers for Health](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1652880429663-Y5RPAQOOQWN0KS7QHA88/14440524808_2efa4e2ffc_h.jpg)
Takshashila Working Paper - The Regressive Nature of Central Transfers for Health
By Pranay Kotasthane, Devika Kher and Pavan Srinath
![Takshashila Policy Advisory - Comments to the Draft Personal Data Protection Bill](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653408875689-OCN6OQQ15QAXDCBXM042/data.jpg)
Takshashila Policy Advisory - Comments to the Draft Personal Data Protection Bill
By Ajay Patri and Manasa Venkataraman
![Takshashila Working Paper - Regulating Multi-Sided Platforms - Challenges in the Indian Context](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653408983310-RGFSNQX78CP8CLUYPOII/digital.jpg)
![Takshashila Discussion Document - Deriving India's Strategies for a New World Order](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1652883415758-E8V15NXJ2X93VCP3FO33/world+order.jpg)
Takshashila Discussion Document - Deriving India's Strategies for a New World Order
By Anirudh Kanisetti, Anupam Manur and Pranay Kotasthane
![Takshashila Discussion SlideDoc - India's China Reset - An Assessment](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653409156556-MPY8FMOXNSFMPBXGFPJJ/india-china-istock-1070147-1641897895.jpg)
Takshashila Discussion SlideDoc - India's China Reset - An Assessment
By Manoj Kewalramani
![Takshashila Strategic Assessment - Political Developments in Sri Lanka](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1652888775347-N5WOWZ5KN1IKCV7CWKV6/fish-3247257_1280.jpg)
Takshashila Strategic Assessment - Political Developments in Sri Lanka
By Hamsini Hariharan, Shibani Mehta and Sudha Ramachandran
![Takshashila Discussion SlideDoc - Assessing China's Engagement in the Indian Subcontinent](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1652941347357-UJM43YLX0Y87D1UVIR24/sailors-83518_640.jpg)
Takshashila Discussion SlideDoc - Assessing China's Engagement in the Indian Subcontinent
By Anirudh Kanisetti, Hamsini Hariharan and Manoj Kewalramani
![Takshashila Policy Advisory - A Data Protection Framework for India](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653410076366-3N6Y81YB92OYL1YYCAEC/data+protect.jpg)
Takshashila Policy Advisory - A Data Protection Framework for India
By Manasa Venkataraman, Ajay Patri and Rahul Matthan
![Takshashila Working Paper - Differentiating Unintended Consequences from Unanticipated - A Policy Framework](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653410179831-DV5881SNH6AUWM3JREPQ/uninteded.jpg)
Takshashila Working Paper - Differentiating Unintended Consequences from Unanticipated - A Policy Framework
By Pranay Kotasthane and Vinay Kumar Singh
![Takshashila Discussion Document - Fiscal Consolidation is the Key to Economic Growth](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/618a55c4cb03246776b68559/1653450095242-1D06JYWDA1NDX8GQTZKJ/growth.jpg)
Takshashila Discussion Document - Fiscal Consolidation is the Key to Economic Growth
By Mukul G. Asher, V. Anantha Nageswaran and Narayan Ramachandran